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Leopold Wharton (September 1, 1870 – September 27, 1927) was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film '' The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford'', which featured Oliver Hardy. In 1920, Wharton joined The Lambs Club. He was the brother of
Theodore Wharton Theodore Wharton (1875–1931) was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 '' The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford'' featuring Oliver Hardy. Biography Wharton was bo ...
, who was also a film director. He was born in
Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, England, and died in New York City.


Selected filmography

* ''
The Exploits of Elaine ''The Exploits of Elaine'' is a 1914 American Serial (film), film serial in the damsel in distress genre of ''The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial), The Perils of Pauline'' (1914). ''The Exploits of Elaine'' tells the story of a young woman named ...
'' (1914) * '' The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford'' (1915) * '' The New Exploits of Elaine'' (1915) * '' The Romance of Elaine'' (1915) * '' The Lottery Man'' (1916) * '' Patria'' (1917) * ''
The Great White Trail ''The Great White Trail'' is a surviving 1917 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this ...
'' (1917) * '' The Eagle's Eye'' (1918) * '' Mr. Potter of Texas'' (1922)


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* 1870 births 1927 deaths Film directors from New York City American film producers American male screenwriters Mass media people from Manchester British emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1870s-stub